In this office, not only do we provide free hand soap, but I personally refill the dispenser when necessary. Truly, I am a great man… Regardless of my greatness, today I discovered that soap appears to have a finite lifespan. While refilling the hand pump with SoftSoap, I noticed that the jug that contained…
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Another class action lawsuit, another settlement that pretty much benefits no one but the lawyers. Here is the salient fact: It’s alleged that NetFlix deceived people with its unlimited DVD rental claims. As part of the settlement: The person who filed the lawsuit (class representivie) will receive: $2000. Those of us who were…
Sunday the 16th was Bosses Day. Who even knew there was such a thing? Well, at least one of the guys on my team did, and they surprised me by storming my office singing some sort of Star Wars March of the Emperor thing while I was one a phone call with a vendor. …
I have a little secret – I like American Idol. Many of my friends are shocked at this, and some are disappointed (a couple of musicians in that group!). Those of you who believe that American Idol’s winners are crap should listen to Kelly Clarkson’s live version of Beautiful Disaster – sung with just…
Frequenly I find myself lamenting the death of customer service. There are too many places and people who act as if a customer is a hassle, not an asset. So, I’ve decided to call out those companies that do a good job. First up on my list is AVSmarts.com. Many moons ago I…
The three of you who’ve stuck with me through my slow blogging period are probably noticing that the rate is starting to pick up. I’m getting the itch to start blogging a lot more, so hopefully the pipeline won’t be quite as empty as it has been.
Tom’s Hardware has a very interesting article up about Microsoft’s recent decision to adopt HD DVD rather than Blu Ray. I have kind of ignored the whole debate, but recently it has become clear that Blu Ray is truly dedicated to controlling content even more than DVD’s do today and to the complete exclusion…
I woke up at about 2:45 this morning, and I haven’t been able to get back to sleep. There are thunderstorms rolling through, which initially woke me up, but it gets much more complicated than that. I recently returned from the Microsoft PDC (Professional Developers Conference) in Los Angeles. After coming back from there,…
http://www.angelflightamerica.org Flying your own airplane for this sort of thing incurs a lot of costs beyond fuel. By contributing to Angel Flight America, you can at least help them with their fuel costs. They are still spending a lot of money (and their time naturally) shuttling food and supplies to the effected areas.
So, you’ve decided to buy tickets for some event over the Internet. Think that when you opt out of receiving a ton of spam, you’re actually opting out? Take a look at the "Privacy" Policy on TicketWeb.com: Regardless of whether you elect to receive emails from TicketWeb, by purchasing a ticket to an event,…